(Wide shot of the car in the parking space, as Miss Shaw gets in. The bell rings. Kevin gets in.)

Fade to
Int. Afternoon - Coffee Shop

(Shot through the window of the car parallel parked at the curb. The camera pulls back, revealing an empty table next to the window. Music "Both Sides, Now" plays.)

That afternoon - a couple of things happened.

(The camera continues to pull back, as a waiter delivers a cappucino to Kevin and Miss Shaw, sitting at an inner table.)

MISS SHAW: Thanks.

I had my first...cappucino...

(Kevin sips.)

MISS SHAW: How is it?

(Shot past Miss Shaw of Kevin as he looks up. He has foam on his upper lip and nose.)

KEVIN: They make 'em good here. (Smiles.)

(Shot past Kevin of Miss Shaw as she raises her eyebrows and touches her nose, then sips her drink.)

(Shot past Miss Shaw of Kevin as he pauses, then wipes the foam off - messily, with the back of his hand - and smiles.)

(Shot past Kevin of Miss Shaw.)

And, I got to know Miss Shaw.

MISS SHAW: So, what do you think? (Frowns.)

(Shot past Miss Shaw of Kevin.)

KEVIN: Huh?

(Shot past Kevin of Miss Shaw.)

MISS SHAW: About the class. (Smiles.) What do you think? (Frowns.)

(Shot past Miss Shaw of Kevin.)

KEVIN: Oh. I like it. (Smiles.)

(Shot past Kevin of Miss Shaw as she smiles.)

MISS SHAW: Yeah, I do, too.

(Fade to a shot past Miss Shaw of Kevin as Miss Shaw talks and gestures. The camera circles around a little bit.)

We talked for hours. About football, and dating...and of course - about books.

(They are nearly in profile. The camera circles slowly.)

MISS SHAW: My dad gave me a copy of "The Red Mask" once - I thought I'd never read a book like it. It was like...falling into another world. And I read it over, and over, until I broke the spine. My dad had to just keep taping it up...

(She gestures and smiles, then sips her coffee.)

And the amazing part was...it was never boring.

(The waiter approaches.)

WAITER: Anything else?

(Miss Shaw looks at the waiter, then points at Kevin's glass.)

MISS SHAW: You want another?

(Shot past Miss Shaw of Kevin. He loks up toward the waiter off-screen.)

KEVIN: Oh...

(He glances at his coffee, then up to the waiter.)

KEVIN: I'm good. (Smiles.)

(Kevin looks at Miss Shaw off-screen.)

(Close shot of Miss Shaw smiling at Kevin off-screen.)

The thing is, I'd never met anyone...

(Shot past Miss Shaw of Kevin smiling at her, as she continues to talk.)

Who was so right for what she did.

(Shot past Kevin of Miss Shaw as she gestures.)

MISS SHAW: It was incredible. I mean, it's - it's really...

A woman with a gift.

MISS SHAW: Well, kinda **** reading - it's a kid's story, really...

A natural.

Fade to
Int. Afternoon - Kevin's Bedroom

(Music continues. High shot of Kevin lying on his back, tossing a football to himself.)

Maybe it was the talk we had...

(Kevin catches the football and spins it in his hands.)

Or maybe it was the buzz I got off the three cappucinos - whatever...

(Kevin sits up.)

I found myself doing something I'd never thought I'd do.

(Kevin sets the football down, rises, picks up a book, and sits back down.)

I picked up that copy of "Ivanhoe"...

(Kevin looks at the spine.)

All seven-hundred-and-thirty-three pages...

(Kevin opens it and turns a few pages.)

I mean, hey - you never knew. Maybe there would be a surprise or two.

Cut to
Classroom

(Shot of the classroom door. The music fades out as Dr. Valenti opens the door and leans inside.)

DR. VALENTI: Miss Shaw. May I speak with you?

(Shot from behind Kevin of Miss Shaw, and Dr. Valenti at the door in the background.)

But then, life is full of surprises.

(Miss Shaw looks toward Dr. Valenti, then the class, then back to Dr. Valenti.)

Yeah. Fun. I'd like to say I wrote something profound that day, but the fact is...I didn't.

(Fade to shot from the front of the class. The students are in general disarray.)

I don't think anyone else did, either.

(Shot of the door as Miss Shaw looks in the window hesitantly, then enters. She smiles as she walks toward the front of the class.)

MISS SHAW: OK, everybody...turn in your papers!

(Close shot of Kevin looking up.)

MISS SHAW (V/O): I can see genius has been burning.

(Wide shot past Kevin of Miss Shaw as he hands the stack of papers to her.)

(She takes a stack from Felicia, and holds then up.)

MISS SHAW: I'll really enjoy reading these. (Smiles.)

(She takes a stack of papers from a boy at the front of another column of desks.)

(Wide shot from behind Miss Shaw's desk as she collects more papers and puts them on her desk.)

(Close shot as she turns around and sighs.)

MISS SHAW: Well...I guess there's no sense in keeping you in the dark.

(She wrings her hands, then gestures.)

MISS SHAW: So, here goes. (Smiles.)

(Close shot of Kevin.)

MISS SHAW (V/O): Dr. Valenti and I had a talk.

(Close shot of Miss Shaw.)

MISS SHAW: Seems he got a call from the school board...so he set me down and explained that from now on, I must...follow State guidelines as they pertain to curriculum, grading - the whole thing. (Gestures.)

(Shot of Miss Shaw behind her desk. She puts an empty box on the desk, and starts collecting her things.)

(Shot of Felicia, Randy, Kevin and Ricky, and others. They frown, or glance around.)

(Close shot of Miss Shaw putting her purse over her shoulder, smiling slightly toward the class as she picks up the box, and turns toward the door. The camera pans with her. She pauses and looks over her shoulder.)

MISS SHAW: Thanks! (Smiles.)

(She walks to the door and exits. The door closes, and she is seen walking away through the small window.)

(Close shot of Kevin looking after her glumly.)

Cut to
Parking Lot

(Shot of Miss Shaw's car in the parking space.)

KEVIN (V/O): Miss Shaw!

(Miss Shaw walks past the camera toward her car, and looks over her shoulder.)